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Making the Grade
Editorial: New Zealand, we need to talk about your schoolwork
New Zealand's decline in core subjects forces us to examine what needs to change
Michael Johnston: Here’s what we need to do to fix education in New Zealand
These are some of the things that need urgent attention in our education system.
'They would have been better off guessing' - why Kiwi kids can't do maths
Educators say we need to give clearer instructions to avoid overloading children's brains.
Kids don't know alphabet because they aren't taught to form letters - handwriting experts
'We’d have happy children... children who were attending school every day.'
Education crisis: How bad has the system become and what can be done to repair it?
Parents around the country are concerned about the quality of our education system.
History of surfing v New Zealand Wars - the battle over our school curriculum
'There is a great danger that some students are missing out on big chunks of learning.'
Q&A: The big fail - how do we fix NZ’s broken education system?
Education Hub founder Dr Nina Hood and reporter Amy Wiggins answer your questions.
Do young people leave school with basic skills for work? No, say employers
An employer asked an apprentice to sweep the workspace. They said no and phoned their dad.
Making the grade: Should schools teach life skills like budgeting, driving and civics?
'If they can't get them from Mum and Dad, they need to get them from school.'
Reading Block
My son couldn't read - now I know why: Inside NZ's falling literacy crisis
NZ used to be 'one of the most literate nations on earth'. What happened?
NZ's literacy crisis and kids unable to read: 'Teachers ask me: Why weren't we trained in this?'
Our children's reading rates are dropping - is structured literacy the answer?
Sea change or slow lane? What NZ's new reading strategy means for our kids
The Government has signalled a move toward structured literacy.
Making an Educated Choice
Choices, choices: How to decide where to train or study in NZ
How to choose the best place to train or retrain in the Covid recession.
Professional rugby player's down to earth career move
Player hit the books during lockdown to prepare for life after rugby.
Who gets into med school? Row over Māori, Pacific preferences explained
Doors close on non-preferred applicants at our medical schools.
Lottery proposed to ease 'genius' test for medicine
Medical students suffer breakdowns under pressure to achieve 95 per cent grades.
Public v Private
Private schools: Are they worth $20,000 a year?
Are private schools worth the money? Part 1 of a 3-part Herald investigation.
'Faith trumps dosh': Religious schools beat private and state schools on UE results
Integrated schools lift your chance of UE by 8.3 per cent, private schools 6.9 per cent.
Public v private: How children learn at three very different schools
Private, integrated and state schools within a 4km radius could hardly be more different.
Public v private: The old school tie network - and why faith matters
Faith-based integrated schools, not private schools, are strongest in the NZ Parliament.
Choosing Childcare
As much as a mortgage: Parents delaying second child because of daycare costs
Some parents fall into the 'second-child trap' when it comes to paying for childcare.
Choosing childcare: A beginner's guide to early childhood education in New Zealand
How to find a way through the myriad daycare options.
Price war for children as daycare hours dip
Booming childcare supply comes on stream just as demand drops due to Covid-19.
Choosing childcare: From daycare to kindergarten - what are the options?
A guide to a bewildering menu of childcare options.
Choosing childcare: Can you afford daycare for another child?
What does it cost and what are the options? What's the best value for money?
Choosing childcare: How young is too young?
NZ children are going to ECE younger and for longer. Is that a bad thing?
Choosing childcare: The price war in the suburbs
New daycare centres are touting for a shrinking number of children.
Choosing childcare: An insider's view
An insider's view of childcare by Glenfield early childhood teacher Nick Batley.
Choosing childcare: Your guide to early childhood education
The complete six-part Herald series for parents looking to make the best choice.